| Notes | The Frontier: Deevers has introduced a bill classifying abortion as homicide and allowing parents and grandparents to file wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of fetuses, which he said establishes “equal protection under the law” for unborn children. Women who seek abortions and doctors who perform the procedure could face charges ranging from manslaughter to first-degree murder and potentially face the death penalty. Premeditation would justify a heavier sentence, Deevers said. The bill would make exceptions for medical emergencies and miscarriages, but not for victims of rape or incest. “Good law, just law, terrorizes evildoers,” Deevers said. |